steven wakes up crying in pain.
he's coughing, gasping for air; the violet flowers (hyacinths, he remembers seeing them before, so long ago) come out in small bundles, blocking his throat. he's suffocating.
sapphire holds him close, trying to calm him down. "breathe," she says, "breathe," but he can't, he can't, he's dying—
by the time greg arrives he's sobbing into amethyst's arms, shaking ever so slightly, and greg wishes he'd never met rose quartz.
(of course he doesn't mean that.
he loves rose. he'll love her until the day he dies.
he just wishes— she hadn't left steven alone.)
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cancer ; steven universe
Fanfictionsteven knows there's something terribly wrong with him. the gems know, too, but they're too busy pretending they don't. alternatively; the tragic faltering of the rose. read this in ao3! http://archiveofourown.org/works/11239731?view_full_work=true
